how to use CURL commands in PYTHON

Question

I want to send this command in a python program. How can I do this? I do not need to print any response.

curl -k -X PUT 'http://10.210.12.158:10065/iot/put_bulb/true?id=4'

For HTTP you can use the requests library. It's very versatile. — Klaus D.
– Klaus D., Commented Mar 12, 2019 at 4:28

Netwave · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-12 04:25:16Z

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Using os:

from os import system
system("curl -k -X PUT 'http://10.210.12.158:10065/iot/put_bulb/true?id=4'")

Using subprocess:

subprocess.Popen("curl -k -X PUT 'http://10.210.12.158:10065/iot/put_bulb/true?id=4'", shell=True)

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answered Mar 12, 2019 at 4:20

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Nitin Labhishetty · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-12 04:24:11Z

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You can use the shell module to run such commands neatly:

>>> from shell import shell
>>> curl = shell("curl -k -X PUT 'http://10.210.12.158:10065/iot/put_bulb/true?id=4'")
>>> curl.output()

Alternatively, I'd suggest using the requests module for making such http requests from Python.

answered Mar 12, 2019 at 4:24

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Python has 3 different modules that allow comnand execution built-in. Why an other external one?